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Sweet Potato Biscuits

 

Recipe By : " From the Farmers' Market " by Richard Sax with Sandra Gluck

Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : New Import

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 small sweet potatoes -- (10 to 12 ounces)

2 cups flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

2 teaspoons light brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1 large pinch salt

1 large pinch freshly ground black pepper

6 tablespoons unsalted butter -- cold, cut into pieces

(3/4 stick)

heavy cream -- as needed

1 egg -- well beaten

 

1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Wrap the sweet potatoes in foil in a single

package and bake until tender, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven, unwrap, and

cool. Raise the oven heat to 425 F.

 

2. When the sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel and mash with a

potato masher or ricer. You should have 1 cup.

 

3. Sift the flour, baking powder, brown sugar, nutmeg, and salt into a mixing

bowl. Stir in the pepper and butter and cut the mixture together until it is

coarsely crumbled. Make a well in the center and add the cup of mashed sweet

potatoes. Stir the mixture together gently with a fork, stirring in enough cream

to make a sticky but manageable dough.

 

4. Transfer the dough to a floured surface and pat to a thickness of 3/4 inch.

Use a floured 2 1/4- to 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter to cut out rounds of the

dough; transfer to a well-buttered baking sheet. Re-roll the remaining dough as

necessary. Lightly brush the tops of the biscuits with beaten egg.

 

5. Bake until the biscuits are golden brown, 14 to 16 minutes. Serve hot, with

sweet butter.

 

Typed for you by BrendaAdams

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 157 Calories; 6g Fat (36.5% calories from

fat); 3g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 31mg Cholesterol; 131mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 Fat; 0 Other

Carbohydrates.

 

NOTES : Sweet potatoes make these tender biscuits moist and flavorful. Makes 1

dozen.